A mother's modesty

I took my mother to Italy in the early ’60s — her first and only trip abroad. We flew there from London in a DC-6 propeller aircraft.

Mother went to the restroom during the flight, but on her return to her seat, she was noticeably upset. I asked what was wrong.

She replied, “They forgot to put curtains at the windows. Everyone could see me.”

We were 25,000 feet up.

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